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Congressional Hearing on CCD

This was an email sent out by Mark, the president of the Boulder Beekeepers Assoc. I though others might find the information interesting. I have to work during the broadcast so I guess I'll have to wait 3-6 weeks for the transcripts to be available.

>>Hello Beekeepers:

We are about to have our 15 minutes on stage. Congressional hearings this Thursday will focus on the CCD and its potential impact on US Agriculture.

Thanks to Andy Schwarz, here are the links. You can listen live to the event on the internet by going to the following link (just click below):

You will be able to submit written testimony but I am not yet certain of the exact procedure. It will be outlined in the Congressional Record. We'll keep you posted.

Get involved if you can. We have an opportunity to turn a tide that is currently not working in our favor. One good way to get involved is to write letters to our US Representatives. You need to write the Representative from the District in which you reside. This can be done on the internet.

Yes, 10am.
The audio channel should go "on" about 1/2 hour before the
hearing starts with music so everyone can fumble with their
favorite audio/video player.

I will record it, and run the audio through a speech-to-text
process, in hope of having a quicker transcript than the
"months later" transcripts provided by the House. No
promises on this, as I have no idea how much background
noise there might be. If nothing else, I will zip the audio
up into a lo-fi compressed file for those who cannot listen
"live", and put it on the Bee-Quick website

Hmmm. Interesting. Sounds like the fellow who came in late, the chair I believe, is concerned about interstate transportation and inspection of bees. The comments about there not being any evidence of AHB colonies collapsing in Arizona is also intriguing. And the genetic component of resistance. And it sounded like they're pretty much discounting any link to GM corn.